The Lotus Eaters (band)

The Lotus Eaters (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Lotus Eaters


Img_capt = Peter Coyle and Jeremy Kelly.
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Origin = Liverpool
Genre = New Wave
Years_active = 1983-1998
2002
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Current_members = Peter Coyle
Jeremy Kelly
Past_members = Stephen Creese (drums)
Notable_instruments =

The Lotus Eaters was the name of a 1980s New Wave band from Liverpool, England, whose single "The First Picture of You," from their debut album, "No Sense of Sin" (1984), became a hit in the UK.

Career

The Lotus Eaters was formed in 1982. Many music enthusiasts regard the group as a part of the New Romantic movement. However, although Peter Coyle (vocals), Jeremy Kelly (guitar), Mike Dempsey (bass guitar), and Stephen Creese (drums) had the elegant attire, and fashionable haircuts of New Romantic bands, their music was more understated and folksy than the synthesized Euro disco of Japan, Visage and Duran Duran. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fqxq85ld6e~T1] The Lotus Eaters toured extensively throughout Japan, despite arguments with their record label over there.

In 1998, "The First Picture of You", a compilation of the Lotus Eaters' BBC Radio 1 sessions, was released, and the "No Sense of Sin" album was reissued on CD with bonus tracks. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fqxq85ld6e~T1]

In 2002, The Lotus Eaters, reduced to the duo of Peter Coyle (vocalist - formerly with The Jass Babies) (born 25 January 1962, Liverpool) and Jeremy Kelly (guitarist - formerly with The Wild Swans) (born 8 April 1962, Liverpool), reformed after almost two decades, to record and release a new album, entitled "silentspace".

Musical excerpt

Discography

ingles

* "The First Picture of You" (1983) UK #15
* "You Don't Need Someone New" (1983) UK #53
* "Set Me Apart" (1984) UK #88
* "Out on Your Own" (1984)
* "It Hurts" (1985) UK #87cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 330
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5
]

Albums

* "No Sense of Sin" (1984) UK #96
* "First Picture of You - BBC Sessions" (1998)
* "No Sense of Sin" (CD, 1998)
* "silentspace" (2002)cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 330
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5
]

References

External links

* [http://www.petercoyle.com Peter Coyle Website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:26jtea104x87~T0 The Lotus Eaters biography page] at Allmusic website


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